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In this episode of Trending in Education, we sit down with Dacia Toll, Co-CEO of Coursemojo, to explore the intersection of education reform and AI's transformative potential in K12 settings. Dacia shares her 26-year journey in education, from her early days as a teacher and principal in New Haven, Connecticut, to her pivotal role in scaling Achievement First, a network of 41 schools. Dacia discusses the challenges of addressing student needs and teacher support after the disruptions of Covid-19, and how Coursemojo empowers teachers with an AI-powered assistant that integrates with high-quality curriculum materials (HQIM) to drive student success. Key Takeaways: AI can enhance teacher efficacy and student engagement. Effective edtech requires co-design with educators and a focus on results. Coursemojo emphasizes social learning and teacher efficacy. Dacia Toll highlights AI's potential to transform assessment in K12. Why you can't miss this episode: Gain insights into the future of AI-driven personalized learning in K12. Learn how Coursemojo is addressing critical challenges in ELA education. Hear a powerful call to action for collaboration between edtech providers and school leaders. Be inspired by Dacia Toll's vision for transforming teaching and learning. Join us to hear Dacia's vision for the future of AI in education and its potential to transform teaching and learning, offering valuable insights for educators, administrators, and anyone interested in the intersection of technology and education.

Send us a Text Message.Innovación Educativa en Providence: Achievement First y Excel Academy Aportan Nuevas Oportunidades con la Propuesta de Transformar la Antigua Escuela Carl LauroDurante una entrevista reciente en Poder 102.1 FM, se discutió una emocionante propuesta para el futuro educativo de Providence. Achievement First Rhode Island Inc. y Excel Academy Rhode Island presentaron un ambicioso plan para transformar la antigua Escuela Primaria Carl Lauro en un centro educativo innovador. Esta propuesta, que destaca la necesidad de opciones educativas de calidad en la ciudad, fue uno de los temas principales abordados en la entrevista con el alcalde de Providence, Brett Smiley.El alcalde Smiley compartió su apoyo a esta iniciativa, reconociendo la importancia de ampliar las oportunidades educativas para todas las familias de Providence. En sus palabras, "Creo que es importante que tratemos de ayudar a que estas escuelas charter se expandan, y su mayor problema en este momento es encontrar espacio."Además de la transformación educativa, otros temas clave fueron discutidos durante la entrevista:Abordando la falta de vivienda: Se exploró la posición actual de Providence con respecto a los campamentos de personas sin hogar y la falta de vivienda. El alcalde Smiley destacó los esfuerzos de la ciudad para abordar esta crisis humanitaria y proporcionar soluciones a largo plazo para aquellos que enfrentan la falta de vivienda.Control de alquileres y vivienda asequible: Se examinó la postura de la ciudad sobre el control de alquileres y los planes para hacer que la vivienda sea más asequible. El alcalde Smiley abordó los desafíos de la vivienda en Providence y discutió las iniciativas en curso para abordar esta importante cuestión.Programas de reparación del hogar y amnistía fiscal: Se proporcionaron actualizaciones sobre el Programa de Reparación del Hogar en Providence y el Programa de Amnistía Fiscal. El alcalde Smiley compartió información sobre cómo la ciudad está ayudando a los residentes a acceder a estos servicios y cómo pueden beneficiarse de estas iniciativas.Empleos de verano y compromiso comunitario: Se destacaron las oportunidades de empleo de verano en Providence y el papel del compromiso comunitario en la ciudad. El alcalde Smiley discutió cómo la ciudad está trabajando para proporcionar oportunidades laborales durante los meses de verano y fomentar la participación cívica entre los residentes.Además de abordar temas cruciales para la comunidad, es notable el compromiso del alcalde Smiley con la comunidad hispana, evidenciado por su visita mensual a la estación de radio Poder 102.1 FM. Durante estas visitas, el alcalde ofrece la oportunidad a los miembros de la comunidad de expresar directamente sus preocupaciones, ideas y opiniones al llamar a los estudios para dialogar con él en este espacio público. Este enfoque refleja el interés del alcalde en escuchar y comprender las diversas perspectivas dentro de la comunidad hispanohablante de Providence.Este podcast fue producido en los estudios de Poder 102.1 FM, ubicados en North Providence, Rhode Island. Durante varias décadas, Poder 102.1 FM ha mantenido su posición como la principal emisora hispana en Rhode Island y el sureste de Massachusetts.https://www.poder1110.com/https://www.facebook.com/poder1110/https://www.instagram.com/poder102fm/https://twitter.com/poder102fmhttps://www.youtube.com/@Poder102FM

Welcome back to Season 5 of the Learning Can't Wait podcast! Today, Hayley Spira-Bauer hosts a conversation with Doug McCurry, Former Co-CEO and Superintendent of Achievement First, now working as a consultant. Doug shares insights on the resilience learned from his father and son, the impact of smartphones on school and mental health, and  why summer is a great time for both students and teacher development.  Doug also discusses his ideas around curriculum and standards, and shares how school leaders can support their teams through celebration and recognition. Join us every Tuesday at fullmindlearning.com/podcast. Next week, we talk to Dr. Steven Weiner, Senior Research Analyst at the Center on Reinventing Public Education.

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Ever overreact? If you're like me, you've had your fair share of regrets. We all have times when we overreact, and most of the time, it's not in our best interest. So how do we slow down and get more control over our own reactions?  In this episode, my awesome friend Fiona Murden joins me to discuss the reactionary brain and what steps we can take to decrease overreacting. We're going to talk about evidence-based exercises that we can do to train ourselves to gain control over our habitual reactions to situations and people.  Fiona Murden is a great friend, awesome mom, award-winning author, and host of Dot to Dot Behind the Person Podcast. We discuss the science and real-life applications of topics that help us perform under pressure and achieve our highest potential without burning out. Fi and I hit it off immediately! We are both passionate about teaching the science of resilience, and as parents, we both have a special interest in teaching kids how they can positively influence their brains. We are on a mission to widely share practical cognitive and motivational research tools with curious people who want to fulfill their potential and ultimately lead happier lives. Fiona is a Chartered UK Organizational Psychologist who coaches top performers and C-suite individuals to achieve optimal performance. Juna teaches high-achieving students of all ages at the Juilliard School and has taught at NYU, Columbia, Barnard, Achievement First, and at many other organizations. For more resources, sign up for the newsletter at https://mindbodyspace.com/podcast Fi's NEW! Unique Science Backed Mentorship APP https://oka.life/ Achieve your personal and professional goals with Oka. Oka is based on a unique combination of psychology, technology and meaningful human connection. Helping you to: Find the ideal partner or mentor to support and empower you Understand your personality and values Get under the skin of what matters most Use psychological approaches to achieve your goals Discover which approaches work when and which don't Fiona's podcast Dot to Dot: Fi's Award Winning Books --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodyspace/support

"If Catholic Schools were a state, they would be the highest performing in the nation on all four NAEP tests."--Kathleen Porter-MageeThe data reveals that Catholic Schools outperformed national, charter and public school averages for black, hispanic, and low-income students as well-on all four NAEP tests. "Kathleen Porter-Magee is the superintendent of Partnership Schools, a network of urban Catholic schools in Harlem, the South Bronx, and Cleveland.  A two-decade champion of school choice, she has also commented on recent Supreme Court decisions that affect faith-based schools. Before joining Partnership Schools, Kathleen served as a nationally recognized reform leader, serving in leadership positions at the College Board, at Achievement First, in the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., and at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute. She is also a Pahara-Aspen Education Fellow and has been an education fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution, and an adjunct fellow at the Manhattan Institute. Kathleen has a lifelong commitment to Catholic education, having been educated from Kindergarten through college in Catholic schools and having begun her career in education teaching in Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. She is also a proud mom to three current Catholic school students."Learn more and support them at www.thepartnershipschools.org, and on social media @ParternshipSchools on Instagram and @PartnershipPost on Twitter. KPM's Twitter is @KPorterMagee -- here's one of her most popular tweets lately: https://twitter.com/kportermagee/status/1584660501656543232 Catholic Schools outperformed public schools across the nation. Here's why by Joe Herring.Or email me with questions! Contact Jack: info@jp2renew.orgPlease share this with your friends and family!Don't forget to sign up for our Newsletter!!  JPll Renewal Center email listSupport the show

This episode is Part 2 of the conversation Fi and I had about the importance of setting and achieving goals. In this episode, we will give you practical tools to get around our sometimes uncooperative minds that can pull us off track, so that we can persist in what we need to do in order to achieve our goals. It's my monthly chat with Fiona Murden, my great friend, awesome mom, award-winning author, and host of Dot to Dot Podcast. Each month we sit down to discuss the science and real life applications of topics that help us perform under pressure and achieve our highest potential, without burning out. Fiona and I hit it off immediately! We are both passionate about teaching the science of resilience and as parents, we both have a special interest in teaching kids how they can positively influence their brains. We are on a mission to widely share practical cognitive and motivational research tools with curious people who want to fulfill their potential and ultimately, lead happier lives. Fiona is a Chartered UK Organizational Psychologist who coaches top performers and C-suite individuals to achieve optimal performance and Juna teaches high-achieving students of all ages at the Juilliard School, and previously at NYU, Columbia, Barnard, Achievement First and at many other organizations. For more resources, sign up for the newsletter at https://mindbodyspace.com/podcast Fiona's podcast Dot to Dot: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/dot-to-dot-behind-the-person/id1513046864 Fiona's award winning books and more: https://fionamurden.com/

This episode is Part I of the conversation Fi and I had about the importance of setting and achieving goals, how to figure out what our unique goals are, and how to motivate ourselves to actually change to move towards our goals. It's my monthly chat with Fiona Murden, my great friend, awesome mom, award-winning author, and host of Dot to Dot Podcast. Each month we sit down to discuss the science and real life applications of topics that help us perform under pressure and achieve our highest potential, without burning out. Fiona and I hit it off immediately! We are both passionate about teaching the science of resilience and as parents, we both have a special interest in teaching kids how they can positively influence their brains. We are on a mission to widely share practical cognitive and motivational research tools with curious people who want to fulfill their potential and ultimately, lead happier lives. Fiona is a Chartered UK Organizational Psychologist who coaches top performers and C-suite individuals to achieve optimal performance and Juna teaches high-achieving students of all ages at the Juilliard School, and previously at NYU, Columbia, Barnard, Achievement First and at many other organizations. For more resources, sign up for the newsletter at mindbodyspace.com/podcast Fiona's podcast Dot to Dot listen HERE Fiona's award winning books: Mirror Thinking HERE --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode, Fi and I will talk about how to get started on writing a personal essay. We will tell you about several key questions and tools that you can apply to trigger memories to explore self-awareness. Whether you're writing your personal college essay or starting a self-reflection query, you can use this format so you don't get stuck with writer's block. Download your list of Values that we talk about in this episode HERE It's my monthly chat with Fiona Murden, my great friend, awesome mom, award-winning author, and host of Dot to Dot Podcast. Each month we sit down to discuss the science and real life applications of topics that help us perform under pressure and achieve our highest potential, without burning out. Fiona and I hit it off immediately! We are both passionate about teaching the science of resilience and as parents, we both have a special interest in teaching kids how they can positively influence their brains. We are on a mission to widely share practical cognitive and motivational research tools with curious people who want to fulfill their potential and ultimately, lead happier lives. Fiona is a Chartered UK Organizational Psychologist who coaches top performers and C-suite individuals to achieve optimal performance and Juna teaches high-achieving students of all ages at the Juilliard School, and previously at NYU, Columbia, Barnard, Achievement First and at many other organizations. For more resources, sign up for the newsletter at mindbodyspace.com/podcast Fiona's podcast Dot to Dot listen HERE Fiona's award winning books: Mirror Thinking HERE

In this episode Fiona and Juna talk about psychometric testing and how organizational psychologists use it to coach executives. It's my monthly chat with Fiona Murden, my great friend, awesome mom, award-winning author, and host of Dot to Dot Podcast. Each month we sit down to discuss the science and real life applications of topics that help us perform under pressure and achieve our highest potential, without burning out. Fiona and I hit it off immediately! We are both passionate about teaching the science of resilience and as parents, we both have a special interest in teaching kids how they can positively influence their brains. We are on a mission to widely share practical cognitive and motivational research tools with curious people who want to fulfill their potential and ultimately, lead happier lives. Fiona is a Chartered UK Organizational Psychologist who coaches top performers and C-suite individuals to achieve optimal performance and Juna teaches high-achieving students of all ages at the Juilliard School, and previously at NYU, Columbia, Barnard, Achievement First and at many other organizations. For more resources, sign up for the newsletter at mindbodyspace.com/podcast Fiona's podcast Dot to Dot listen HERE Fiona's award winning books: Mirror Thinking HERE

BetterCloud CEO David Politis talks with Marques Stewart, vice president of technology at Achievement First. They talk about how Stewart interviewed for and landed his first job in IT over Skype before remote work dominated the world (4:06), the unique challenges of reimagining the school experience during the pandemic (10:26), and how automation enables his team to deliver a best-in-class experience to a network of over 15,000 students (32:39). To learn more about how BetterCloud can help you discover, manage, and secure your SaaS apps, please visit www.bettercloud.com. To learn more about SaaSOps, please visit www.saasops.com.

In this episode Fiona and Juna talk about three ways to get feedback to increase self-awareness. We discuss three easy methods to gather information about ourselves. It's my monthly chat with Fiona Murden, my great friend, awesome mom, award-winning author, and host of Dot to Dot Podcast. Each month we sit down to discuss the science and real life applications of topics that help us perform under pressure and achieve our highest potential, without burning out. Fiona and I hit it off immediately! We are both passionate about teaching the science of resilience and as parents, we both have a special interest in teaching kids how they can positively influence their brains. We are on a mission to widely share practical cognitive and motivational research tools with curious people who want to fulfill their potential and ultimately, lead happier lives. Fiona is a Chartered UK Organizational Psychologist who coaches top performers and C-suite individuals to achieve optimal performance and Juna teaches high-achieving students of all ages at the Juilliard School, and previously at NYU, Columbia, Barnard, Achievement First and at many other organizations. For more resources, sign up for the newsletter at mindbodyspace.com/podcast Fiona's podcast Dot to Dot listen HERE Fiona's award winning books: Mirror Thinking HERE

We are thrilled to welcome today's guest, Chastity Lord. Chastity has spent two decades dedicated to dismantling systems of inequity for marginalized communities. She deeply believes that generational poverty is a social justice issue and that families are the best owners and narrators of their lives. History has proven time and again that building infrastructure, leadership, and power for marginalized communities creates a contagion of long-term change. Chastity's professional North Star and commitment to equity and justice for the past two decades is influenced by her own personal experience as a first-generation college graduate.  Chastity understands that education is not the panacea for inequity but unapologetically credits it to transforming how she dreams and disrupting the cycle of poverty for her own family.  Chastity has a robust resume working for several organizations including Color of Change, Achievement First and The Posse Foundation before recently landing at Jeremiah Program. She has a BA in organizational communication from the University of Oklahoma and an MBA in strategy and marketing from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. She is a 2012 Pahara-Aspen Fellow with the Aspen Global Leadership Network. Chastity shares her very profound ideas as we move the conversation around generational poverty from an economic issue to a social justice one.  She also talks about how being effective is more important than being right and shares her inspiring stories from her leadership roles that will you won't want to miss. You'll learn about the mission of Jeremiah Program ("JP"), a national nonprofit based in Minneapolis whose mission is helping single moms find success in the workplace and on the home front. JP uses a two-generational model committed to disrupting generational poverty by supporting single moms and their children two generations at time.   You can learn more about Jeremiah Program at: https://jeremiahprogram.org Check out these two videos showcasing the amazing new JP programming (scroll down to the bottom of this page) https://jeremiahprogram.org/jp-alumni-summit-2021/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/jeremiahprogram/ and https://www.instagram.com/jeremiahmsp/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/jeremiahmsp Startribune article Thanks to our amazing sponsors:This episode is brought to you by Appetite for Change, a non-profit in North Minneapolis that uses food as a tool for health, wealth, and social change. To learn more about AFC, listen to Episode 31 of our podcast with one of their co-founders Michelle Horovitz, as well as our bonus episodes with co-founder Princess Haley. 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Valerie Rockefeller chairs the board of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, a private foundation advancing social change that contributes to a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world. She also co-chairs BankFWD, a network to persuade banks to phase out financing for fossil fuel and to lead on climate. Her professional background is as a middle school special education teacher for adolescents with learning differences and emotional disabilities. She began her teaching career at Central Park East Secondary School in East Harlem, New York, and also taught in Australia. Valerie has a M.Ed. in Special Education from Bank Street College of Education and a MAT in secondary Social Studies from Columbia University Teachers College. She majored in International Relations at Stanford University, and worked as a confidential assistant to Secretary Richard Riley at the U.S. Department of Education during the first Clinton administration. She also serves as a trustee of Achievement First, the Asian Cultural Council, Columbia University Teachers College, Greenwich Academy, the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors. She was a trustee of Spelman College, and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Valerie lives with her daughters Percy and Lucy and her son Davis in Old Greenwich, Connecticut. https://bankfwd.org/ https://nexuspmg.com/

Valerie Rockefeller chairs the board of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, a private foundation advancing social change that contributes to a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world. She also co-chairs BankFWD, a network to persuade banks to phase out financing for fossil fuel and to lead on climate. Her professional background is as a middle school special education teacher for adolescents with learning differences and emotional disabilities. She began her teaching career at Central Park East Secondary School in East Harlem, New York, and also taught in Australia. Valerie has a M.Ed. in Special Education from Bank Street College of Education and a MAT in secondary Social Studies from Columbia University Teachers College. She majored in International Relations at Stanford University, and worked as a confidential assistant to Secretary Richard Riley at the U.S. Department of Education during the first Clinton administration. She also serves as a trustee of Achievement First, the Asian Cultural Council, Columbia University Teachers College, Greenwich Academy, the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors. She was a trustee of Spelman College, and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Valerie lives with her daughters Percy and Lucy and her son Davis in Old Greenwich, Connecticut. https://bankfwd.org/ https://nexuspmg.com/

On this episode the Dean of Student at Achievement First stops by to drop some facts on the Providence School system. Listen in as @CyndiiLou speaks on her experiences with the relatively new Charter School in Cranston Rhode Island and plays "Plead the Fifth." If you have or plan on having kids and are not sure if you would like to put them in a Private, Public, or Charter school system this is the episode for you. Although we don't recommended you take shots of Apple Cider Vinegar we won't judge you if you do. CHEERS!

In this episode you meet Chastity Lord. Chastity has spent two decades dedicated to DISMANTLING systems of inequity for marginalized communities. Chastity is currently the President and CEO at Jeremiah Program (JP), a national organization committed to disrupting the cycle of poverty for single mothers and their children, two generations at a time. JP’s proven, holistic approach begins with establishing a supportive community for single mothers to pursue a career-track, college education. Through a combination of quality early childhood education, a safe and affordable place to live, and empowerment and life skills training, families find stability to respond to the proven systemic barriers that impede social and economic mobility. JP deeply believes that families are the best owners and narrators of their lives. History has proven time and again that building infrastructure, leadership, and power for marginalized communities creates a contagion of long-term change. When single women living in poverty THRIVE, their children and everyone living in the community THRIVES. Chastity also recently served as Chief Operating Officer at Color of Change (COC), a racial justice organization with over 2+ million members. Prior to joining COC, Chastity was the Chief External Officer of Achievement First, a nonprofit organization that operates 42 charter schools in Rhode Island, Connecticut and Brooklyn. Over five years, Chastity worked with community leaders to secure $200 million dollars, favorable expansion terms and progressive educational policy funding, helping level the playing field for poor and marginalized communities. Later Chastity spent eight years at The Posse Foundation, a nationally recognized and MacArthur Genius awarded college access program, devoted to public high school students who show academic and leadership potential but may be overlooked by the traditional college admissions process. Chastity’s professional north star and commitment to equity and social justice for the past two decades is influenced by her own personal experience as a first-generation college graduate. Chastity understands that education is not the panacea for inequity but unapologetically credits it to transforming how she dreams and disrupting the cycle of poverty for her own family. Chastity has a BA in organizational communication from University of Oklahoma and an MBA in strategy and marketing from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. She is a 2012 Pahara-Aspen Fellow with the Aspen Global Leadership Network and serves on the board of Shriver National Center on Poverty and Law. During our conversation we discuss: - Getting from good to excellent - Creating Beyonce Coachella moments in your career - Building your network - Passion for the work Enjoy!!

The debate over how to reopen schools in the fall is happening in communities all over the country, with educators and families voicing health and child care concerns. But with coronavirus cases continuing to spike in other states, can New York City’s 1.1 million public school students take part in in-person learning? Or is remote learning the way to go? Richard Buery, who previously served as deputy mayor in the de Blasio administration, joined Errol to talk about the future of learning as we face a pandemic. He also discussed the problem of segregation in city public schools and described his experience attending Stuyvesant High School, one of the city’s specialized high schools. And he talked about his new role as the president of the Achievement First charter network and made the case for charter schools.   JOIN THE CONVERSATION Do you have any thoughts or questions for Errol? Weigh in on twitter with the hashtag #NY1YouDecide or give us a call at 212-379-3440 and leave a message.

This week on The Disruptive Voice, we are delighted to bring you a conversation, recorded in early March, with Thomas Arnett. Thomas is a Senior Research Fellow - Education at the Clayton Christensen Institute, where he researches disruption in K-12 education, considers the role of educational technology in blended learning teaching models, and contributes to thought leadership on legislation and policies related to digital learning, teacher preparation, and teacher development. Previously, Thomas served as Board President at the Morgan Hill Unified School District, worked as an Education Pioneers Fellow with Achievement First, and was a middle school math teacher at Teach For America in Kansas City, Missouri. Given the national experiment in online education that has begun in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, with schools across the country transitioning to online learning, this conversation has become even more timely. In this episode, Thomas shares insights on the limits of disruption within the K-12 ecosystem, discusses the Jobs that teachers hire educational technology to do, and reflects on his time as a teacher in Kansas City, among other things. He is hosted by Christopher Diak, Program Assistant at The Forum for Growth & Innovation and a candidate for the M.Div. at Harvard Divinity School.   

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We're Back! We took a bit of a hiatus to get the tabGeeks conference operations side of the business ramped back up preparing for tabGeeks20 this coming April. More about that at www.tabgeeks.com/tg20 Being responsible for IT in the education space comes with it's own set of special challenges. Instead of being free to make upgrades on your schedule and spread things out over the year, you do mostly breakfix during the school year and then there is a marathon to get all the upgrades and new tech and refurbishing of tech that has to get done over the summer break. Sounds exhausting just thinking about it. This week's guest is Marques Stewart, who goes into what it takes to survive in such harsh conditions, and to build a team that thrives from it. Enjoy and Subscribe! Continue the conversation by Joining the tabGeeks slack community: no sponsors and no assholery allowed at tabGeeks.com/Slack or on twitter by following me @MrJNowlin and Marques @marquesstewart Learn more about tabGeeks: The IT Support Conference at www.tabgeeks.com

When teachers have real-time access to information about student learning, they can help students succeed. Breanna Porter of Achievement First shares more about how their district is taking steps to tackle their data interoperability challenges, so they can deliver real-time information to teachers to help each student achieve more.

In this episode, Morgan joins Christina and Ekemini at the table. Morgan Dixon is the Co-Founder of GirlTrek which is a groundbreaking three-year-old national nonprofit based in Washington, D.C that inspires and supports African American women and girls to live their healthiest, most fulfilled lives - simply by walking. Through grassroots organizing and award-winning social media campaigns, GirlTrek supports over 120,000 walkers, 500 volunteers and inspires an ever-growing network of 200,000 supporters. GirlTrek is quickly becoming a “go-to” organization in the public health space. They have built partnerships with such companies as Kaiser Permanente, National Park Service and First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move Campaign. Prior to co-founding GirlTrek, Morgan was on the front lines of education reform. She served as director of leadership development for Achievement First, the largest charter school networks in New York City where she trained and supported 23 school principals. Before Achievement First, Morgan directed the development and start-up of six public schools in NYC for St. Hope and the Urban Assembly - two organizations funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Morgan began her career with Teach For America as a high school history teacher in Atlanta, GA, and later served as a vice principal in Newark, NJ. With GirlTrek, Morgan has been a featured on CNN, in The Washington Post, The New York Times and named a “Health Hero” by Essence Magazine. Morgan has received social innovations fellowships from Teach For America (2012), Echoing Green (2013), Ashoka (2014) and the Aspen Institute (2015). Morgan earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Southern California, a Master of Education Policy and Leadership at Seton Hall and currently serves on the Boards of Trustees for the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) and Teach for Haiti. Pull up a chair, grab your teacup and have a seat with us! Check out GirlTrek’s Viral Ted Talk Video To get moving with GirlTrek, sign a pledge at http://www.girltrek.org/ Follow GirlTrek on Twitter : @GirlTrek Follow GirlTrek on Instagram: @girltrek Like GirlTrek on Facebook: GirlTrek: Healthy Black Women and Girls Hosts: Michelle Higgins (twitter.com/AfroRising) Christina Edmondson (twitter.com/DrCEdmondson) Ekemini Uwan (twitter.com/sista_theology) Producer: Joshua Heath (twitter.com/J_DotMusic4) Executive Producer: Beau York (twitter.com/TheRealBeauYork) Special Thanks To: The Witness: A Black Christian Collective - www.TheWitnessBCC.com (twitter.com/TheWitnessBCC) Podastery - www.podastery.com (twitter.com/Podastery)

Jon Schwartz ran Operations and Finance at leading public charter school network Achievement First. He built the corp of School Operations Directors that took hundred of tasks off of principals' plates, letting school leaders focus on students and teachers. Hear his advice for other school systems thinking about putting an Ops Director in every school.

Nedgine Paul is the co-founder & CEO of Anseye Pou Ayiti (Teach For Haiti), works to raise education outcomes in rural Haiti by promoting teacher excellence and student success. Nedgine's previous roles at Achievement First, the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut, and WorldTeach included opportunities to manage recruitment, staff orientation, tutoring, and governance duties, as well as the development of a school principal residency program. Nedgine also worked with Partners In Health to manage onboarding, benefits, and workforce planning for the organization’s transnational teams. She has conducted teacher training seminars and extensive research about the historical, cultural, and socioeconomic factors contributing to Haiti’s school system and in 2014, she was named among the top global social innovators by Echoing Green.

Maia Heyck Merlin joins Justin Baeder to discuss her book, The Together Teacher.Interview Notes, Resources, & Links Purchase Maia's book, The Together Teacher: Plan Ahead, Get Organized, and Save Time!Visit Maia's website, TheTogetherGroup.comAbout Maia Heyck MerlinMaia Heyck-Merlin spends the majority of her time designing and delivering training for busy teachers and school leaders around the country. Prior to this she was chief talent officer for Achievement First, a high-performing charter school management organization. Maia was a fourth- and fifth-grade teacher and she spent five

Aaron Feuer is CEO and cofounder of Panorama Education, a Boston-based company that helps schools improve through data analytics that was developed during a 2012 YEI Fellowship. Panorama uses feedback surveys of students, parents, and teachers to improve teaching and school culture. Panorama is used in more 5,000 schools serving more than one million students, with clients including Los Angeles Unified, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, New Haven Public Schools, Achievement First, and Teach for America. Aaron is a proud product of Los Angeles public schools.

TWT #25 Subscribe to Talks with Teachers in iTunes www.thetogetherteacher.com -- Free teacher time management materials, please head to the resource page  Maia Heyck-Merlin has over a decade of experience juggling high-volume roles in results-oriented organizations. She most recently served as Chief Talent Officer and Chief Operating Officer for Achievement First, a charter school management organization running 20 schools in Brooklyn and Connecticut. During this time, she oversaw teams that led recruitment, human capital, operations, and development and evaluation of school leaders and teachers at Achievement First. She currently continues to work with Achievement First in a part-time capacity. Prior to joining Achievement First, she worked at Teach For America in a variety of capacities. Maia began as a corps member in South Louisiana where she taught fourth grade for two years and was named Teacher of the Year for her school and selected as a Fulbright Memorial Fund recipient. She then shifted to teach fifth grade at Children’s Charter School and directed Teach Baton Rouge’s first summer training institute for The New Teacher Project. In 2002, Maia returned to Teach For America as the Executive Director in South Louisiana, overseeing programmatic efforts for a corps that had doubled in size. She then served for three years as the Houston Institute Director, leading training and development for the incoming corps. In her last role at Teach For America, Maia founded and led the National Institute Operations team, which managed national operations for all five summer training institutes. In the podcast Maia offers advice on: How to manage your time and all the stuff that goes along with it. Ways talented teachers can avoid drowning and burnout  What the Together Teacher does to maximizing your time Why the old-school inbox and outbox doesn’t work How to ruthlessly clean as you go The way in which students can be an asset in a well-organized classroom 3 Things that Together Teachers do religiously   The post #25 The Together Teacher — Maia Heyck-Merlin appeared first on Talks with Teachers.